Mississippi’s First Serious Bid to Expand Medicaid Collapses

State lawmakers failed to reach a compromise, dashing hopes of extending largely free health care to most low-income residents and supporting struggling rural hospitals. Read More

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Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might ... The head of Kuwait Hospital in Rafah said the situation at the facility amid the Israeli military incursion was “catastrophic ... Read More

1-year-old taken to local hospital after falling from hotel window

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls police are continuing to investigate after a young child fell out of a hotel window Saturday morning. The 1-and-a-half-year-old boy was staying at the Club ... Read More

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High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in ... Read More

At least six dead and dozens missing as multi-story building collapses in South Africa

Five people have died and 49 are unaccounted for after a multi-story building collapsed Monday afternoon in the South African city of George, officials said Tuesday. Read More

Public school students in this state could soon be required to take gun safety courses

The Tennessee state legislature passed a bill, which is now headed to the governor's desk, requiring public schools to teach "age-appropriate and grade-appropriate" gun safety courses to students ... Read More

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Even in bedrooms far from kitchens, concentrations frequently exceed health ... Did a Magnetic Field Collapse Trigger the Emergence of Animals? May 3, 2024 — Researchers uncovered compelling ... Read More

Mississippi No. 1 for tornadoes? There's more to it than you may think

In the 20-year period of 2003-2022, Mississippi was No. 4 with 64 tornadoes per year, on average. Texas still reigned as No. 1 with 124. From 2013 to 2022, Mississippi moved up to the third spot with ... Read More

Ecuador’s arrested former vice-president taken to hospital

Glas had suffered a “possible imbalance” and been taken to hospital by paramedics. His condition was stable and he would remain under observation, it said on Monday afternoon. As news of his ... Read More

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May 2, 2024 — Some of the ocean's tiniest organisms get swept into underwater currents that act as a conduit that shuttles them from the sunny surface to deeper, ... Unlocking the Genetic ... Read More

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Kings of Leon are back with a dozen new tracks on the album “Can We Please Have Fun.” Before guests make it to the Met Gala, there are the red carpets before the carpet — otherwise known as ... Read More

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Sports News // 19 hours ago Olympic weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko killed in Russia-Ukraine war May 6 (UPI) -- Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who competed for Ukraine in the 2016 Summer ... Read More